Data Engineer II - Insights, Strategy & Analytics

About Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 130 countries.

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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sonypictures.com

5,001-10,000 employees

Entertainment Providers

Culver City, CA

Public Company

1.9M LinkedIn followers

Raised $1M

• Analytics Engineering: Translate complex business requests into robust data
• models, business metrics, and semantic layers using dbt and SQL. Apply
• analytics engineering best practices to ensure maintainability, reliability,
• and performance.
• Data Engineering: Support the ingestion of new sources into SPE’s Snowflake
• data platform, working closely with central IT and cloud operations teams to
• define ingestion requirements and validate that pipelines meet business needs
• and adhere to SPE’s data governance and security policies.
• Cross-Functional Product Delivery: Partner closely with product managers,
• strategic analysts, data scientists, data visualization teams, and business
• stakeholders to deliver impactful tools. Collaborate across disciplines to
• understand business requirements, harmonize data from disparate systems, and
• create ready-to-use datasets that enable reporting, advanced analytics, and
• decision-making.
• “One Team” Mindset: Contribute to a high-performance team, collaborating
• openly with peers to create a team culture of ownership, accountability, and
• continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business
• Analytics, or related fields; advanced degrees are a plus.
• 5+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, or a related technical
• role in a production environment.
• Experience working with data supporting television, film, streaming,
• advertising-supported video (AVOD), FAST channels, content distribution,
• audience analytics, or media strategy.
• Familiarity with business entities, metrics, and datasets common to a
• television production and distribution studio, including content and title
• metadata, audience measurement, ratings, and content performance data,
• talent, production, licensing, and distribution datasets. Experience working
• with industry data providers such as IMDb, Gracenote, Luminate, Nielsen, or
• similar sources is highly desirable.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills. Experience building transformation pipelines
• in dbt is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, GCP/BigQuery,
• AWS/Redshift) and with pipeline orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, version control, and automated testing
• frameworks to meet data quality standards.
• Exposure to generative AI technologies and practical interest in applying
• AI-driven approaches to data engineering, data quality, metadata management,
• and analytics workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to
• communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• The anticipated base salary for this position is $120K to $160K. This role may
• also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base
• salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without
• limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position,
• years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or
• other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the
• position.
• Sony Pictures does not allow audio recording, video recording or use of AI
• note-taking tools during interviews. Please be aware these tools may be enabled
• as a default and can be difficult to disable once the interview has started, so
• we recommend you check your device and disable these tools prior to the start of
• your interview. If recording or the use of the tools occurs during the interview
• and cannot be promptly turned off or disabled, the interviewer may end the
• interview.
• To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process,
• you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.

• Annual incentive
• Comprehensive benefits